Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 462 · 40 questions

Writing tip (Words said go inside): Put the exact spoken words inside “ ”, starting with a capital letter. Speaker after: “Please sit down,” said the teacher. — a comma (or ? for a question) inside the closing mark, a full stop at the end. Speaker first: Mum said, “Come here.” — a comma after said / asked, and the end mark inside the closing mark.

1. 1.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Who ate the last laddoo___” asked Mum. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
2. 2.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “The soup is ready___” said Dad. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
3. 3.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Please sit down” said Yash. (b) “Please sit down.” said Yash. (c) “Please sit down,” said Yash. (d) Please sit down,” said Yash.
4. 4.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   The teacher said, The soup is ready.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) The teacher said (b) The soup (c) said, The (d) The soup is ready.
5. 5.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The coach said, Please sit down. (b) The coach said “Please sit down.” (c) The coach said, “Please sit down. (d) The coach said, “Please sit down.”
6. 6.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Arjun said, The soup is ready.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, The (b) The soup (c) Arjun said (d) The soup is ready.
7. 7.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   The coach said, Let us play outside.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Let us (b) The coach said (c) said, Let (d) Let us play outside.
8. 8.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Priya said, Let us play outside. (b) Priya said, “Let us play outside. (c) Priya said “Let us play outside.” (d) Priya said, “Let us play outside.”
9. 9.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “The soup is ready___” said Rahul. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
10. 10.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Please sit down,” said the teacher. (b) “Please sit down.” said the teacher. (c) “Please sit down,” said the teacher. (d) “Please sit down” said the teacher.
11. 11.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Where is my bag?” asked the coach? (b) “Where is my bag” asked the coach. (c) “Where is my bag,” asked the coach. (d) “Where is my bag?” asked the coach.
12. 12.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Ishaan asked “Why are you late?” (b) Ishaan asked, “Why are you late?” (c) Ishaan asked, “Why are you late.” (d) Ishaan asked, Why are you late?
13. 13.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Mum said, Close the window. (b) Mum said, “Close the window.” (c) Mum said, “Close the window. (d) Mum said “Close the window.”
14. 14.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Please sit down___” said the coach. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
15. 15.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dev said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Dev said (b) I love mangoes. (c) said, I (d) I love
16. 16.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Is it raining outside” asked Mum. (b) “Is it raining outside?” asked Mum? (c) “Is it raining outside?” asked Mum. (d) “Is it raining outside,” asked Mum.
17. 17.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Mum said “Let us play outside.” (b) Mum said, “Let us play outside. (c) Mum said, Let us play outside. (d) Mum said, “Let us play outside.”
18. 18.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Is it raining outside___” asked Diya. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
19. 19.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Zoya said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, It (b) It is (c) Zoya said (d) It is my turn now.
20. 20.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dad said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, The (b) The bus (c) Dad said (d) The bus is late today.
21. 21.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The teacher said, “Close the window.” (b) The teacher said, “Close the window. (c) The teacher said, Close the window. (d) The teacher said “Close the window.”
22. 22.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Dad said, The bus is late today. (b) Dad said “The bus is late today.” (c) Dad said, “The bus is late today.” (d) Dad said, “The bus is late today.
23. 23.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The soup is ready,” said Diya. (b) “The soup is ready,” said Diya. (c) “The soup is ready.” said Diya. (d) “The soup is ready” said Diya.
24. 24.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Who ate the last laddoo___” asked Imran. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
25. 25.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Mum? (b) “Who ate the last laddoo,” asked Mum. (c) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Mum. (d) “Who ate the last laddoo” asked Mum.
26. 26.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Is it raining outside___” asked Grandma. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
27. 27.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Ananya said, “Please sit down.” (b) Ananya said “Please sit down.” (c) Ananya said, “Please sit down. (d) Ananya said, Please sit down.
28. 28.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Close (b) Close the window. (c) Close the (d) Mum said
29. 29.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Kavya said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The soup is ready. (b) Kavya said (c) The soup (d) said, The
30. 30.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Tara said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Close the window. (b) Tara said (c) said, Close (d) Close the
31. 31.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The bus is late today___” said Rohan. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
32. 32.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The teacher said, “Please sit down. (b) The teacher said, Please sit down. (c) The teacher said “Please sit down.” (d) The teacher said, “Please sit down.”
33. 33.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Dad asked “Who ate the last laddoo?” (b) Dad asked, “Who ate the last laddoo.” (c) Dad asked, “Who ate the last laddoo?” (d) Dad asked, Who ate the last laddoo?
34. 34.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Kunal said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Kunal said (b) Please sit (c) Please sit down. (d) said, Please
35. 35.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Grandma said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, The (b) Grandma said (c) The bus (d) The bus is late today.
36. 36.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The coach said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The bus (b) The coach said (c) said, The (d) The bus is late today.
37. 37.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Is it raining outside___” asked the coach. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
38. 38.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Kabir asked, “Where is my bag?” (b) Kabir asked “Where is my bag?” (c) Kabir asked, Where is my bag? (d) Kabir asked, “Where is my bag.”
39. 39.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “What time is it___” asked Tara. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
40. 40.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where is my bag___” asked Dad. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)

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